Akane Yamamoto Curriculum Vitae

Born 1977, City, ,

1996-2001 City University of Arts, Japan, Japanese painting 2000-2007 Studied traditional Kirikane under Sayoko ERI, National Treasure Artist of Kirikane, Japan 2009-2011 Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, Japan

Working in Japan

“The aspects of nature in Japan along with the classics of Japanese literature, especially, the Tale of Genji are inspirations for creating the imagery in my work. I hope that my Kirikane-glass works featuring aesthetic sense and sensitiveness of Japan, are to be dispatched to the world from Kyoto, the center of traditional Japanese arts.”

The Kirikane technique employs gold or silver foil cut into thin strips or minute triangular or square pieces, which are laid on designs painted in with glue. The designs consist of straight or curved lines, a wavy vertical stripe pattern (tate-waku), or small flowers. Kirikane was imported from during the T’ang dynasty (618–907). The earliest extant examples are the wooden Shi Tenno (“Four Guardian Gods”) of the Kon-do, Horyu Temple near , thought to be works of the late Asuka (552–645) or early Hakuho (645–724) period. However, it was from the Late Heian period (897– 1185) that this technique flourished. The paintings of the Juni-ten (“Twelve Guardian Gods”) in the Kyoogokoku Temple, Kyoto, are regarded as typical examples. The original technique of Kirikane in Western art can be seen as far back as the Hellenistic ‘Sandwich gold-glass bowl’ (British Museum Collection, 270-200BC, Canosa, Puglia, Italy). This bowl shows a fine floral design in gold leaf sandwiched between two layers of colourless (clear) glass.

Akane Yamamoto -2- Solo Exhibitions

2016 Saio no Tabi (Trip of Saio), Takashimaya , , Japan 2015 Wako Department Store, Tokyo, Japan Takashimaya Department Store, , Japan Gallery NOW, Toyama, Japan 2013 Gallery Ginza Artone, Tokyo, Japan Takashimaya Department Store, Osaka, Japan Daiwa Department Store, Kanazawa, Japan 2011 Gallery NOW, Toyama, Japan Takashimaya Department Store, Kyoto, Japan Ginza Matsuya Department Store, Tokyo, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021 Adrian Sassoon at Parham, a House of History, Parham House, West Sussex 2020 33rd Kyoto Fine Art Culture Prize, Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan Contemporary Japanese Crafts, Shiodome Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan Creative Women 1940s-2000s, Yoshizawa Memorial Museum of Art, Sano, Japan 2019 Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Chelsea Hospital, London The 66th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsubishi, Tokyo, Japan The 21st MOA Okada Mokichi Award Exhibition, MOA Museum of Art, , Japan 2018 Snow Design Competition Exhibition of Archives, Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice, Kaga City, Japan The 65th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsubishi, Tokyo, Japan Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Chelsea Hospital, London 2017 Glittering Crafts, Shining Nihonga, Yoshizawa Memorial Museum of Art, Sano, Japan HIbikiau Bi (Resonating Beauty), Gallery NOW, Toyama, Japan The 64th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsubishi, Tokyo, Japan Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Chelsea Hospital, London Original x Real 2017: Contemporary Japanese Fine Arts & Crafts, Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo, Japan 2016 Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Chelsea Hospital, London The 63rd Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsubishi, Tokyo, Japan IKI SUI Exhibition, Somé Seiryukan, Kyoto, Japan 400-year Commemoration of Rimpa Art: Selected Works by New Artists, Rimpa Forever Exhibition, The Museum of Kyoto, Japan Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands Contemporary Japanese Crafts: The Kikuchi Kanjitsu Prize, Musée Tomo, Toranomon, Japan The Tale of Genji: The DNA of Elegance, Kochi Literary Museum, Kochi, Japan 2015 Adrian Sassoon, Salon of Art & Design, New York, USA Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London Bijutsu de Tadoru Monogatari (A Tale Told Through Art), Tower Museum of Art, Takasaki, Japan Akane Yamamoto -3- Selected Group Exhibitions (continued)

2015 Gendai Kõgei no Suki – Wabi/Chabi (Contemporary Artistic Crafts: the Aesthetics of Japan and Tea), Somé Seiryukan, Kyoto, Japan Rutsu wa Yamato-e (Yamato-e as the Origin), Yoshizawa Memorial Museum of Art, Sano, Japan Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Chelsea Hospital, London Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2014 61st Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts, Tokyo, Japan Adrian Sassoon, Salon of Art & Design, New York, USA Beyond Boundaries: A Future of Traditional Decorative Arts, Wako Department Store, Tokyo, Japan Coalescent Kõgei: Future of Tradition through Encounters, Wako Hall, Tokyo, Japan Nihon Kaoku ni Miru Shihõ no Kyõen: Shitsurae no bi (Treasures in Japanese Houses: the Beauty of Installations), Rakusuitei Museum, Toyama, Japan Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Chelsea Hospital, London Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2013 CRIA Exhibition, Kyoto Art Centre, Japan 42nd Exhibition of Japanese Art Crafts, Kinki District, Japan 24th Exhibition of the Japanese Traditional Art, Japan Kyoto Exhibition, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan 60th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts, Tokyo, Japan The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Japan 2012 41st Exhibition of Japanese Art Crafts, Kinki District, Japan Exhibition of Snow and Ice, Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, Japan 5th Contemporary Glass Triennial, Onoda, Japan 2011 40th Exhibition of Japanese Art Crafts, Kinki District, Japan 23rd Exhibition of the Japanese Traditional Art, Japan 58th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts, Japan 6th Exhibition of Design of Snow, Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice, Japan Kyoto Exhibition, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan 4th Contemporary Glass Triennial, Toyama, Japan 2010 57th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts, Japan Kyoto Art Craft Biennale, Kyoto, Japan Ecchu Art Festival, Toyama, Japan 2009 38th Exhibition of Japanese Art Crafts, Kinki District, Japan 2008 37th Exhibition of Japanese Art Crafts, Kinki District, Japan 55th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts, Japan

Awards

2020 Winner, 33rd Kyoto Fine Art Culture Prize, Kyoto, Japan 2016 Honourable Mention, Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Prize Excellence Award, 400-year Commemoration of Rimpa Art: Selected Works by New Artists, Rimpa Forever Exhibition 2015 Special Award of Traditional Japanese Culture Pola Award Akane Yamamoto -4- Awards (continued)

2014 NHK Chairman Prize, 61st Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts, Tokyo, Japan Official Member of Japan Art Crafts Association, Japan 2013 Kyoto City New Artist Award, Japan Best Category Prize, 3D Category, East-West Art Award Competition, London Honourable Mention, International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Japan 2011 The Grand Prize, Graduate Exhibition of Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Japan The Kinki Chapter Prize, 40th Exhibition of Japanese Art Crafts, Kinki District, Japan The Asahi Shimbun Prize, 23rd Exhibition of the Japanese Traditional Art, Japan The Gold Prize, 6th Exhibition of Design of Snow, Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice, Japan 2009 New Comer Prize, 38th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Region Exhibition 2008 The Panasonic Prize in the 55th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts, Japan

Public Collections

The British Museum, London Imperial Household Agency, Japan Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice, Kaga City, Japan Toyama Glass Art Museum, Toyama, Japan Yoshizawa Memorial Museum of Art, Sano, Japan